[HPFGU-OTChatter] British Food Question

[emily greenstreet]

I posted this yesterday over at the Food Group but got
no answer, so 
I'll post it here. 

I bought a sherbet fountain on Tuesday & have *no
idea* how to get 
into the thing to eat it.  Any of you Brits out there
who are willing 
to educate an American on how to eat this thing, I'd
appreciate it. 

Peace & Plenty,

Parker

is it one of those in a tube with a stick of licorice
with it or a sherbert dibdab with a lolly? i'll assume
its the first one - in theory you're supposed to stick
the licorice tube into the top of the sherbert packet
and suck the sherbert thru it. however in practise it
gets all gunky and spit-locked and you end up biting
bits of sherbert covered licorice off. when the
licorice's gone you either attempt to tip the
remaining sherbert into your mouth and chuck it down
your front or stick your finger in and eat it that
way. either, you end up all sticky and messy and feel
sick.
damn, who knew i could write so much gubbins about
something so small. sorry.

(goes back to lurking and quiet amusement),

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